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- earthquakeUSGS2w agoM 4.5 - 97 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina97 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaSource →-1.0
- earthquakeUSGS2w agoM 4.5 - 92 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile92 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSource →-1.0
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- earthquakeUSGS2w agoM 4.7 - 69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaSource →-1.0
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- earthquakeUSGS3w agoM 4.6 - 46 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile46 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, ChileSource →-1.0
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- earthquakeUSGS3w agoM 4.8 - 55 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina55 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, ArgentinaSource →-1.0
Foreign-ministry advisories
Practical guidance
What the disaster sub-score covers
Chile’s natural-disaster sub-score is 0/100 (high band). It combines the country’s long-term hazard exposure (fault lines, tropical cyclone tracks, volcanic chains, flood basins) with the live event feed from USGS, NOAA, NHC, JMA, GVP, and regional agencies. A score drop usually means a specific recent event; baseline hazard exposure barely moves year over year. The events feed above shows what is currently active.
Seasonality matters more than the headline number
Most natural-hazard risk is seasonal. Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November (peak August to October). Pacific typhoon season is broadly May to October. Indian Ocean monsoon flooding peaks June to September in South Asia. North Atlantic storm surge weights winter months. Volcanic and seismic risk is non-seasonal but clusters geographically; a country’s baseline score factors this in, but your specific itinerary’s exposure depends on which region you visit. The country safety guide’s natural- hazards chapter breaks it down by region.
What to actually do
Three concrete steps that move you out of the “tourist who got caught in it” bucket: enrol in your government’s traveller-notification programme (STEP for US citizens, LOCATE for UK, Smartraveller subscription for AU) so embassies can reach you in a major incident; download offline maps of your destination before you arrive (Maps.me or Google Maps offline) because mobile networks fail first in most disasters; and read the relevant Field Manual response guide for the specific hazard your destination carries. How to survive an earthquake while travelling and the wildfire, flood, and hurricane equivalents are linked from the relevant country safety guides.
Related for Chile
Long-form context
Chile is one of the safest countries in Latin America by every general crime measure and operates as the most-developed traveller infrastructure in South America. The risks are concentrated and specific: the Santiago petty-crime baseline that has risen materially since 2019, the world’s most active subduction-zone earthquake exposure on the Pacific coast, the Atacama altitude profile, the rapidly-changing Patagonian weather window, and a lingering 2019 social-protest legacy that occasionally produces street disorder around Plaza Baquedano. This guide unpacks the SHOA tsunami warning system, the Santiago barrio map, the Atacama acclimatisation logic, the Patagonian weather window, and the practical contacts that shape a Chilean itinerary.
Frequently asked about Chile
What natural hazards affect Chile?
Chile's natural-disaster sub-score is 0/100. It combines long-term hazard exposure (fault lines, tropical cyclone tracks, volcanic chains, flood basins) with the live event feed from USGS, NOAA, NHC, JMA, GVP, and regional agencies. Currently active events are listed in the recent-signals feed above.
When is hurricane / typhoon season in Chile?
Atlantic hurricane season runs June through November (peak August to October). Pacific typhoon season is broadly May to October. Indian Ocean cyclone season splits between November to April (southern hemisphere) and April to December (Bay of Bengal). Chile's specific exposure window is documented in the country safety guide.
What should I do if a natural disaster happens while I am in Chile?
Three concrete steps before you go: enrol in your government's traveller-notification programme (STEP for US, LOCATE for UK, Smartraveller subscription for AU), download offline maps because mobile networks fail first in major incidents, and read the relevant Field Manual response guide (earthquake, hurricane, wildfire, flood) for the specific hazard your destination carries.